ANT 121 Chapter Notes - Chapter 9: Masculinity, Bahuchara Mata, Cross-Dressing
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Chapter 9: gender, sex and sexuality reading notes. Clothing conveying powerful stereotypes in north america. Complex ways that culture and biology intersect to shape male and female differences. Toward a biocultural perspective on male and female differences. Pri(cid:373)ar(cid:455) e(cid:454)pla(cid:374)atio(cid:374): (cid:373)ales a(cid:374)d fe(cid:373)ales are (cid:862)hard(cid:449)ired(cid:863) differe(cid:374)tl(cid:455) Sex: the reproductive forms and functions of the body. Differences in sex produce differences in attitudes, temperaments, intelligences, aptitudes and achievements. Culture plays a large influence in shaping male and female behaviors. Gender: the cultural expectations of how males and females should behave. Sex is not simply a product of nature but it is mediated in the context of a specific culture. Anthropologists believe that male-female differences are shaped by a mix of biology, environmental conditions, and sociocultural processes. Gender/sex systems: the ideas and social patterns a society uses to organize males, females and those who do not fit either category. Sexually dimorphic: males and females have a different sexual form.
